There are reports this morning that champion jockey Nash Rawiller was detained attempting to leave Hong Kong last night. The former Sydney jockey was yesterday disqualified for 15 months for breaches of the strict betting regulations in Hong Kong. South China Morning Post’s Alan Aitken told RSN’s racing Pulse program… Read More »
Group One-winning mare In Her Time has nailed a start in The Everest after narrowly missing out on the inaugural running of the world’s richest race on turf at Randwick. Tabcorp announced on Thursday the Ben Smith trained five-year-old would represent the wagering organisation which sponsored the Gai Waterhouse and… Read More »
Veteran sprinter The Monstar is ready to begin another long campaign after impressing Scone trainer Brett Cavanough as he works back into race mode. Although the seven-year-old gelding prefers soft or heavy ground, Cavanough has earmarked Saturday’s Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush (1100m) as the starting point of a preparation planned… Read More »
A strong exhibition gallop has Godolphin’s Group One winning sprinter Impending ready to start his road to a stud career on a winning note at Doomben. Impending won the 2017 Group One Stradbroke Handicap (1350m) at Doomben and is on course to become only the eighth horse to win the… Read More »
Former champion Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller has been banned for 15 months by Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards for breaches of the racing jurisdiction’s strict betting regulations. Rawiller was stood down on Wednesday at the end of an inquiry that found the 48-year-old guilty of having an interest in a… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has claimed a third VRC St Leger in six years after aptly named Runaway led throughout in the staying feature at Flemington. Once one of Australia’s premier races with Phar Lap and Tulloch listed amongst its 160 winners, the race for three-year-olds has suffered in status in over… Read More »
Prolific Melbourne Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams conceded defeat with English stayer Goathland last winter. But trainer Kim Waugh is more than happy to take on the six-year-old gelding and prove he can still win, if not at the highest level. Goathland made a triumphant return to racing for his new… Read More »
Trainer Colin Little was as surprised as most racegoers with the breakthrough victory of Vassilator in a stakes race at Flemington. Having his third race start, Vassilator came from near the tail on the home turn to claim victory in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) on Wednesday. Ridden by… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker has given the thumbs-up for Champagne Cuddles to head to the Queensland carnival after a comfortable barrier trial win at Canterbury. Ridden by James McDonald, the three-year-old filly hit the line 2-1/2 lengths clear of her nearest rival in the 900m hit-out on Tuesday to indicate she… Read More »
The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has determined it has the jurisdiction to hear the charges in the Aquanita case against former trainer Robert Smerdon. Counsel for Smerdon, Tim McHenry, challenged the jurisdiction of the RAD Board to hear the 115 charges against Smerdon. On Tuesday the RAD Board heard… Read More »
Trapeze Artist’s stud career is on hold for the time being with the triple Group One-winning colt to be kept in training for The Everest and possible overseas assignments. Aquis Farm has already snapped Trapeze Artist up to represent the racing and breeding operation in the $13 million Everest in… Read More »
Victorem has already won the richest prize for country horses and will be out to consolidate his reputation when he takes on Group company for the first time. Trained at Port Macquarie by Jenny Graham, Victorem was a decisive winner of the $500,000 Country Championship final at Randwick on April… Read More »
A capacity field of 16 plus one emergency has been declared for the VRC St Leger at Flemington. The staying test, at Listed level for three-year-olds, is the last of its kind run in Australia although the ATC version was reintroduced this season, but is also open to older stayers…. Read More »
Amanaat is out of the early winter carnival races after injuring his jaw in a barrier incident at Doomben. The sprinter spent Sunday at a veterinary clinic undergoing tests for a nasty gash to his mouth received when his head hit the starting stall before Saturday’s Listed Ascot Handicap. Trainer… Read More »
Gerald Ryan will respect any decision Trapeze Artist’s owner Bert Vieira makes regarding the future of the colt but admits he would love to keep training him. Vieira has been fielding offers from studs for the three-year-old who added Saturday’s Group One All Aged Stakes to his TJ Smith Stakes… Read More »
Destiny’s Kiss is a stayer in every sense of the word. The nine-year-old’s enthusiasm for racing continues unabated as Joe Pride’s stable stalwart prepares for his 10th campaign since his first start at Geelong in 2011. Destiny’s Kiss had a relaxed trial at Warwick Farm on Friday when Pride saw… Read More »
Jockey Patrick Moloney holds sprinter Rich Charm in such high esteem he will try to talk his trainer into running him in a feature Group One race in Adelaide. Crowd favourite Rich Charm stormed home to claim the VOBIS Gold Sprint (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday, his second win in… Read More »
A trip to Caulfield for a gallop between races has Super Cash spot-on for a Group One assignment in Adelaide. Super Cash is being aimed at the $1 million Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on May 5, a race in which she finished 10th behind Secret Agenda last year. Trainer… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver with his win on Seabrook in the Champagne Stakes took his total Group 1 wins to 109 surpassing the great Roy Higgins. Roy Higgins aka The Professor held the record of most Australian Group 1 wins with Damien Oliver at 108 up until “Oli” gave Seabrook… Read More »
The Group One Stradbroke Handicap will be a focus for Tribal Wisdom after the gelding claimed the final race of the Sydney autumn carnival at Randwick. The $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap is the focal point of the Queensland winter carnival in June and will be a lofty goal after Tribal… Read More »
